Donna Kelce becomes the first mother to have two sons play against each other at the Super Bowl

Donna Kelce will officially become the first mother to have two children playing against each other in the Super Bowl on February 12.

Donna’s two sons, Jason and Travis, are NFL stars on their respective teams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sunday was a day to remember for the Kelce family as both football stalwarts clinched Super Bowl berths, first with Jason’s Eagles beating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC before Travis and the Chiefs emerged victorious from the game. AFC championship game over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Donna Kelce will become the first mother to have children playing against each other in the Super Bowl

Jason (left) and Travis (right) Kelce each reserved their spots at Super Bowl LVII on Sunday

With their respective victories, the two brothers set up a sibling showdown at the Super Bowl in Arizona, where they will meet on February 12 for the Lombardi Trophy.

When they meet in Super Bowl LVII, Donna will become the first mother to have two children playing against each other in the big game, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

However, it will be a tough watch for his mother, who will want to cheer up both of her sons, knowing that one will ultimately go home a loser.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame tweeted confirmation of Donna’s future achievement.

Super Bowl LVII will mark the first time two brothers will square off on football’s biggest stage.

He marked his sons’ achievement by taking to social media to tweet, ‘#HeightsHighandUCBearcatSuperBowl,’ which is a reference to both sons attending Cleveland Heights High School and the University of Cincinnati.

The two brothers won’t be taking the field at the same time, as they will both play offense for their respective teams: Jason is an All-Pro center and Travis is an All-Pro tight end.

“It’s your hopes and dreams that come true, but it’s your worst fears,” Donna said. FOX 8’s PJ Ziegler. ‘Someone is going to go home a loser, and neither of them will lose very well.’

He marked his sons’ achievement by tweeting, ‘#HeightsHighandUCBearcatSuperBowl’

Meanwhile, his father Ed quipped, “Thank goodness they’re both on offense, I’d probably rule out any fistfight!”

This year, Donna watched the Eagles defeat the Niners 31-7 in the Philadelphia game, but was unable to travel to Kansas City in time to see Travis and the Chiefs due to game scheduling.

Instead, he watched Kansas City on television from Lincoln Financial Field.

He explained that he chose to attend the Chiefs’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round as it had “never happened before” and therefore headed to Philadelphia over Kansas City for championship weekend.

However, last year he managed to fly from Tampa to Kansas City to watch the Eagles and Chiefs play their Wild Card matchups on the same day.

After watching Travis win his third AFC title game in four years, Jason tweeted, “I’m officially done being a Chiefs fan this season!”

Previously, Jason announced that he would be wearing a “Kansas City hoodie” for “the next three hours.”

“So that’s it for the rest of the year,” Jason told reporters with a laugh. “Win or lose, I’m done being a Chiefs fan in three hours.”

Jason Kelce gave himself three hours Sunday to cheer on his brother, Travis, and the Chiefs.

Cleveland natives who later starred for the University of Cincinnati, Travis and Jason are among the best at their respective positions, each having already won a Super Bowl: the older brother in 2018 and the younger brother in 2020.

The Kelce brothers are close to the field and even launched a podcast together last year.

“We are two brothers from Cleveland Heights who, as children, dreamed of going pro, and now we are here to give our thoughts from inside the game,” read a statement about the show, titled: “New Heights with Jason.” . and Travis Kelce.

“We’ve been waiting for the right time to put on this show, and with 12 Pro Bowls and 2 rings between us, we have a few things to say about the league, the new talent on the field, next season, and our lives off the field. There will be Some notable names will join us in the episodes, but for the most part, this will be a gritty dialogue between two brothers who got the chance to live out their childhood soccer dreams together.”